Ev 1410

[pomona]

1. Encourage characters in capsizing white boat (4) possibly ABET but how does the clue work and which letter is extra/missing?
2. Flaming firewood turning more yellowy (5) ????R
3. Upright ape leaving as soon as third of monkeys deserted (5, 2 words) think it's ON END.... how does the clue work please?

[ProfessorMaisie]

1- ABET is in the clue backwards after you remove O.
2- there's a letter to remove for the entry (the first one)'flaming' is a colour and 'firewood' is 3 letters both reversed.
3 yes, ON END

[ProfessorMaisie]

...for 3 take (c) from ON(c)E +ND

[ProfessorMaisie]

...because 'ape' should be cape to give the 'c' required by wordplay.

[pomona]

Many thanks ...kicked myself for not spotting abet!

[pomona]

Do the letters from the * clues go under neath the grid?

[ProfessorMaisie]

Yes.

[Nical]

Tidying up my desk, I've found one blank cell - and my mind has gone equally blank! The clue is - Note mostly generous old-fashioned woman. I believe the answer to have five letters, the entry only four. I have LAI?

[ProfessorMaisie]

The 'note' = LA and'mostly generous' = [K]IN(d) with the [K] to be dropped from the wordplay.

[ProfessorMaisie]

sorry, to be dropped for the entry.

[Nical]

Thanks, PM - what a lovely word (before it's shortened for the grid)!

[ProfessorMaisie]

Yes, Nical - those were the days!